
Fatima C Stanford, MD, MPA, MPH
PediatricsInternal Medicine
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Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Fatima C Stanford
Dr. Stanford is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics who practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/ Harvard Medical School (HMS) as one of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians worldwide. She is among the most highly cited obesity medicine physician-scientists, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Stanford received her BS and MPH from Emory University as an MLK Scholar, her MD from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine as a Stoney Scholar, her MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Zuckerman Fellow in the Harvard Center for Public Leadership and her executive MBA as a merit-based scholarship recipient from the Quantic School of Business and Technology. She completed her Obesity Medicine & Nutrition Fellowship at MGH/HMS after completing her internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of South Carolina. She has served as a health communications fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a behavioral sciences intern at the American Cancer Society. Upon completing her MPH, she received the Gold Congressional Award, the highest honor Congress bestows upon America's youth.
Dr. Stanford has completed a medicine and media internship at the Discovery Channel. An American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Leadership Award recipient in 2005 and an AMA Paul Ambrose Award for national leadership among resident physicians in 2009, she was selected for the AMA Inspirational Physician Award in 2015. The American College of Physicians (ACP) selected her as the 2013 Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award recipient, and the Massachusetts ACP selected her for the Young Leadership Award in 2015. She is the 2017 recipient of the HMS Amos Diversity Award and the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Award for Women's Health. In 2019, she was selected as the Suffolk District Community Clinician of the Year for the Reducing Health Disparities Award for MMS. She was chosen for The Obesity Society Clinician of the Year in 2020. In 2021, she was awarded the MMS Grant Rodkey Award for her dedication to medical students and the AMA Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award, which recognizes a physician who demonstrates active and productive improvement to the profession of medicine through community service, advocacy, leadership, teaching, or philanthropy. She is the 2021 Recipient of the Emory Rollins School of Public Health Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2022, the National Academy of Medicine selected her as a Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence. She was named to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA). The National Medical Association selected her for the Meritorious Award, which recognizes a physician with national and international achievement and prominence for exceptional work in medical service, medical research, and academic medicine.
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Locations
- Massachusetts General Weight Center
- 50 Staniford Street, Suite 430, Boston, MA 02114
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- phone: 617-726-4400
- fax: 617-724-6565
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical & Research Fellow-Obesity Medicine & Nutrition, 2015
- Residency: Prisma Health-Upstate, Medicine/Pediatrics, 2012
- Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, Research Fellow- Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine, 2008
- Fellowship: Staten Island Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine, 2008
- Medical Education: Medical College of Georgia, 2007
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2015
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
59 ratings, 28 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 3/2/2026
I have been a patient of Dr Stanford for several years and I am honored to be her patient! She's always been super supportive and knowledgeable.
- Reviewed on 2/18/2026
The provider was very thorough. She was very caring. I appreciated her time and her knowledge.
- Reviewed on 2/9/2026
Dr. Stanford is very knowledgeable and I am greatly appreciative to be her patient.
- Reviewed on 2/4/2026
Dr Stanford is amazing
- Reviewed on 1/25/2026
Dr. Stanford stands out as a caregiver I've been blessed to have her as a doctor She is extremely intelligent as well as respectful, caring, and supportive. Over the last couple of years it's been difficult to obtain the medicine that I need. She is always helpful in ways that I could do it. She goes beyond your expectations
- Reviewed on 1/18/2026
Dr Stanford is wonderful and I am very lucky to have her as my doctor
- Reviewed on 1/18/2026
Dr Stanford is always so helpful, and remembers so much important information from our 12 years working together. I am grateful for her knowledge and care.
- Reviewed on 1/12/2026
very knowledgeable
- Reviewed on 1/11/2026
This provider's knowledge and expertise paired with patient knowledge is unsurpassed. An asset to the hospital and I am proud to call her my doctor.
- Reviewed on 12/7/2025
She is a caring physician, expert in her field, who personalizes treatment. Couldn't ask for more!
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
Dr. Stanford was very professional and kind. She certainly was knowledgeable about a lot of my health needs and I would recommend it to family and friends. She's an exceptional doctor who is caring, has compassion, and really listens to in terms of the issues that you have. and tries to provide guidance and follow-up. And so that's what I appreciate about Dr. Stanford.
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
She is easy to talk to and provides great advice
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
Dr Stanford is not only brilliant but exceptionally compassionate. She takes whatever time is necessary to go over test results and carefully review my medical history and how it impacts my current health.
- Reviewed on 10/27/2025
Dr Stanford is excellent
- Reviewed on 10/6/2025
Excellent
- Reviewed on 10/5/2025
She is the best and definitely an expert in obesity medicine.
- Reviewed on 9/24/2025
Very happy with my experience with the slide on and very happy to be in this clinic.
- Reviewed on 9/15/2025
She is exceptional and I am extremely fortunate to have her as my doctor. She is brilliant, and personable. I adore her.
- Reviewed on 8/27/2025
I've been seeing Dr. Stanford for many years now and I always look forward to seeing her because she listens attentively and she always has good answers and I thoroughly enjoyed my time visiting with her. She helps me all the time. She tells me the best things that I should do for myself and I basically follow those instructions. And again, she's wonderful. She's great. and she's a great listener as well as giving me all the information I need. Thank you.
- Reviewed on 8/25/2025
Great experience.
- Reviewed on 8/24/2025
Dr. Stanford has been my favorite doctor at MGH and I have been her patient for several years now. She is the most caring and knowledgeable of any physicians I have ever met.
- Reviewed on 8/10/2025
She really cares about how I'm feeling and informs me about upcoming changes.
- Reviewed on 7/20/2025
Dr. Stanford is the best! She is extremely knowledgeable and well versed!
- Reviewed on 7/14/2025
Dr. Stanford was the best care provider I have had at the Wait Center in the last five years. She was thorough, she explained everything so that I understood, she answered my questions, she gave me additional resources for research, and she was outstanding, gave me outstanding care.
- Reviewed on 7/7/2025
This provider is very polite and helpful. She always takes the time to listen to your concerns and always offers very helpful feedback. I would highly recommend this provider because she is very patient and caring as well as very knowledgeable in her field.
- Reviewed on 6/29/2025
Dr Stanford is a great Dr
- Reviewed on 6/7/2025
Dr. Stanford is one of the best doctors I've ever had at Mass General. She always has the compassion as well as the knowledge to help me through my Weight Loss journey.
- Reviewed on 6/5/2025
We had the opportunity to watch and read much of her groundbreaking material before our first virtual meeting. It was all most enlightening and impressive. We are going to continue to do all in our power to help [redacted] reach her goals. We will review in three months and reevaluate in six.